Call your representatives to protect wild horses and burros in the FY 2027 funding bill

Why it's urgent

No specific date has been published. The funding package is being developed now, so calls matter while it is in progress, but the timing of the final vote is not stated.

The strategy

Calls to members who write the funding bill can influence whether the protections remain. One call adds little on its own, but offices track constituent contact on a given issue.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Big

Guess: there are roughly 80,000 to 100,000 wild horses and burros on U.S. public lands, based on general knowledge; the group says only that thousands could be affected, and this is under 1 million.

Severity: Serious

Serious harm prevented: the group says the budget would allow excess horses to be killed or sold to slaughter, which the protections currently prevent, according to the group.

Chance of success: Plausible

Plausible: Congress has previously protected these horses, but the budget was proposed by the administration and the outcome is open.

Your difference: Moderate

Moderate: calls to offices during budget negotiations are a useful contribution, though it is not clear that each call is counted.